This poem is dedicated to all of us who mourn for another senseless killing of innocent lives in Virginia Tech
News spill of blood and gore
People speak of fear more
He was a killer on sheer rage
A bird suddenly out of the cage
He was a loner
Thirty two people cut off from life
Leaving traces of pain and strife
In class, he was always in a corner
Maybe he too cannot go on further
He was a loner
Candles lit for souls departed
Confusion and so much hatred
He said nothing, no clues to find
Trapped in a dangerous mind
He was a loner
The world froze for a tragedy
Buckets of guilt are plenty
He hunted for human breath
And thus he trailed to his death
He was a loner
Heavy hearts with utter disbelief
Days will pass with stains of grief
He has a name attached to killing
History of his face will have bearing
He was a loner
So many questions are left unanswered
Parents, teachers and schoolmates faltered
Why he was not heard, nor seen
Different it may have been
He was a loner
Heavens cry for a beleaguering demise
Behind a gun is violence in disguise
Their ashes were from fire of apathy
In a busy world, we see blindly
He was a loner
....And I mourn for him......
© Hazel Toquero
